Morning Call Endorses Problems In South Whitehall

In a long awaited article today, the Morning Call endorsed disfunction in South Whitehall. While the reporter hinted at the township's problems, she allowed the main culprit, Tori Morgan, to explain them away. “Transparency doesn’t mean each decision made by the board should be impetus for a referendum for a small vocal minority that participate in a meeting,”  For us concerned* with Wehr's Dam, Morgan's quote is particularly ironic.  Hundreds of people lobbied in person for over fourteen months for the dam, and thousands more voted for it by the referendum in 2016.  The reporter also allowed Joe Setton to explain himself away in a quote.

I refer to the article as long awaited, because weeks ago I furnished the reporter with documents showing that the township allowed ex-parte communication between the Wildlands Conservancy and the state DEP against Wehr's Dam. The relationship between Tori Morgan and The Wildlands Conservancy remains an unreported scandal by the newspaper.

In an attempt to increase readership, the Sunday Morning Call article I refer to is only visible as an exclusive to current subscribers.  How that will increase readership is a mystery.  At any rate, both Tori Morgan and Joe Setton should send the reporter a thank you card.

photocredit: Gregg Obst

* In fairness to both the reporter and newspaper, my term concerned could also be labeled focused. Since 2014, I have been a steadfast advocate for preserving Wehr's Dam. The article in the paper is a comprehensive report on development and politics in three townships.